Agenda and minutes

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1.1       The Chair welcomed the Members to Committee.

1.2       The Chair advised that due to elections to committee’s in plenary later today, this was probably Jocelyn Davies’ last meeting.

PAC(4)-02-14 (paper 1)
PAC(4)-02-14 (paper 2)

PAC(4)-02-14 (paper 3)

Owen Evans – Director General, Education and Skills, Welsh Government

Dr Bret Pugh - Group Director, School Standards & Workforce Group

Phil Jones - Deputy Director, Practitioner Standards & Professional Development

2.1 The Committee took evidence from Owen Evans, Director General, Education and Skills, Welsh Government, Dr Bret Pugh, Group Director, School Standards & Workforce Group and Phil Jones, Deputy Director, Practitioner Standards & Professional Development on Covering Teachers’ Absence.

2.2 Owen Evans agreed to agreed to provide a note to Committee on a number of issues raised during the session.

Items 4 & 5

3.1 The motion was agreed.

4.1 The Committee discussed the evidence received and agreed to consider the further evidence requested from the Welsh Government and then take a decision as to whether further work is required before the report can be prepared.

PAC(4)-02-14 (paper 4)

5.1 The Committee received an oral briefing from the Wales Audit Office on the Intra-Wales – Cardiff to Anglesey – Air Service and agreed to hold a short inquiry into this issue later in the term.